A WOMAN wrongly given the all-clear by a doctor who misread breast cancer scans has died, a hospital trust admitted yesterday.

She was one of 28 affected by the botched diagnosis scandal.

The woman, who has not been named, died of breast cancer after the mistake in her case was not spotted for at least three months.

Consultant radiologist Amjad Husien’s blunders sparked a review of nearly 2,500 mammograms at Trafford General and North Manchester General hospitals. A report released yesterday said: “The cause of the misreading was the failure of a radiologist.”

But it said his errors were “compounded by systematic weaknesses in Trafford NHS Trust”. Colleagues reported their fears to bosses after “immediate suspicions” about Mr Husien in November 2003 but he was allowed to continue working for 17 months.

A total of 176 women had to be recalled and tested again after the bungle was identified in April 2005.

Mr Husien was then suspended and is still the subject of a General Medical Council investigation.